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Early morning stabbing in Agassiz sends one man to hospital

One man is in hospital with life threatening injures following an early morning stabbing in an Agassiz apartment Wednesday.
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One man is in hospital with life threatening injures following an early morning stabbing in an Agassiz apartment Wednesday.

Two men are in custody police custody.

Police were called to the 1700 block of Highway 9 at around 2 a.m. after a report of a stabbing.  General Duty officers arrived at the address and found one male.  The male was transported to hospital with life threatening injuries by BC Ambulance.  Two men are in police custody.

The area surrounding the scene will be cordoned off for a significant amount of time.  Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crime Unit has been called and is working in partnership with Agassiz General Investigation Section and the Lower Mainland District Integrated Forensic Identification Section.

Police are currently in the evidence gathering phase of their investigation and have not determined if the incident was targeted.

Anyone with information regarding these investigations is urged to contact the Agassiz RCMP at 604-796-2211 or, should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).